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[Dine SS]

I did a firmware upgrade to my i900 omnia; as result the phone go black (black screen); no way to switch it on.
Please help me to solve this issue.
My thanks

[Mysterious Stranger]

Dine SS, on Aug 25 2008, 23:41, said:

I did a firmware upgrade to my i900 omnia; as result the phone go black (black screen); no way to switch it on.
Please help me to solve this issue.
My thanks

More info please - what model version i900 do you have, what firmware did you have, and what firmware were you trying to flash?

M.S

[Dine SS]

Mysterious Stranger, on Aug 26 2008, 00:26, said:

More info please - what model version i900 do you have, what firmware did you have, and what firmware were you trying to flash?

M.S

I have Samsung i900 Omnia
I have DXHG4=> DXHH1

[blackhorse]

Did you have a branded I900? ie voda?

[Dine SS]

blackhorse, on Aug 26 2008, 08:44, said:

Did you have a branded I900? ie voda?

It's not branded

[broughs]

I am in exactly the same position, I have version DXHG4 => DXHH1 by the exe method. I reckon the motherboard has gone. Funny how some handsets work otherd don't. Mine was from Hong Kong and set to SG for the first update which went fine then the second via the exe - bricked

Stu

Edited by broughs, 26 August 2008 - 12:09 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

Bricked with no display or do you get the Omnia logo?

P

[broughs]

Paul (MVP), on Aug 26 2008, 13:08, said:

Bricked with no display or do you get the Omnia logo?

P

Completely dead no power, no light when charging, no display,  nothing, finito 'dead'       A service centre now methinks !!

Stu

Edited by broughs, 26 August 2008 - 12:15 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

Ummm, yeah, that sounds terminal!

P

[broughs]

Paul (MVP), on Aug 26 2008, 13:15, said:

Ummm, yeah, that sounds terminal!

P

I wonder if there was a bad batch of motherboards - seen a lot of this on PPCSG. Appeared to be random on whether it worked or not although some people put it down to Vista - but I was using XP



Stu

[geek78]

could someone translate this from chinese to english (or french   ) Seems to be someting related to your issue....

现在论坛里面有很多兄弟入手I900后都急于刷机,更有相当一部
��朋友刷了I908E的ROM,其中也包括我自己!其后果就是PDA部分正�
,但是PHONE部分彻底刷挂,不识别SIM卡
电话功能无法使用.
造成这一严重后果的原因是,自2008年初开始,三星公司为了堵�
水货机器对**行货的冲击,(众所周知,三星高端机器行货\水货机器价格差距巨大,真正玩三星机器的朋友是不可能�
行货的)采取了非常BT的策略.那就是行\水机器硬件架构和主板都不一样,三星机器行水软件通刷�
历史宣告结束!
如果I900刷了I908E的ROM导致PHONE变砖,那么企图通过重新刷软件�
进行补救是徒劳的,因为在刷I908EROM的同时,由于硬件不一样,I90
的字库已经损坏,导致PHONE部分锁死。单纯重新刷软件，不论�
何努力结果都是找不到COM0端口。这一点和三星I450刷行货软件
��现的后果是一样的。经过和担任三星中国售后维修高级工程
��的朋友再三试验，要想修复PHONE部分只有找台原版I900，拆开
��器取下字库芯片，用专用设备读取字库内容，然后拷入刷挂
��I900的字库内。然后重新刷I900全部ROM，机器恢复正常使用。�
�望对刷挂的朋友有帮助！！！另外也提醒玩三星机器的朋友�
�由于三星公司最新采取的BT策略，请购买水货机器的朋友千�
不要刷行货软件，因为两种机器的硬件和主板都不一样，刷�
了很麻烦的！！！切记！！！

[PaulOBrien]

Quote

Forum there are now many brothers are eager to start I900 after brushing machine, a rather more
Brush a friend I908E the ROM, which also includes my own! PDA part of its consequences is normal, but some thoroughly brush PHONE linked to the SIM card is not identification
Phone features can not be used.
The cause of the serious consequences of the reasons is that, since the early 2008, Samsung in order to block
** Parallel machines on the impact of the licensed importer, (as we all know, Samsung high-end machines licensed \ parallel machines huge price gap, the real friends on the Samsung machine is not possible
The licensed) to take a very BT's strategy, which is to \ machine hardware architecture and water board is different, Samsung machines to water-brush software
History came to an end!
If the I900 brush I908E ROM lead PHONE change the brick, then re-brush attempt by software
Remedy is futile, because in the brush I908EROM at the same time, the hardware not the same, I90
The character has been damaged, resulting in some locked PHONE. Simply re-brush software, regardless of
The results are not what efforts COM0 port. This is Samsung I450 and brush licensed software
Are the consequences of the same. After three weeks in China and after-sales maintenance of the senior project
Friends repeatedly test, in order to repair PHONE part of Taiwan only to find the original I900, apart
Remove the character-chip, using special equipment to read character, and then linked to brush Kaoru
I900 within the character. I900 all the brush and then re-ROM, machine back to normal use.
Looking to brush linked to a friend help! ! ! It was also reminded of a friend on Samsung machines
Samsung's latest strategy to BT, the purchase of parallel machines friends 1000
Do not brush licensed software, because the two machines, hardware and motherboard do not like, brush
A lot of trouble! ! ! Remember! ! !

P

[PaulOBrien]

Clearly brush=flash

P

[geek78]

I have used also google to translate but i am not sure that is the good way , because I don't understand clearly what is the issue  

[broughs]

geek78, on Aug 26 2008, 14:31, said:

I have used also google to translate but i am not sure that is the good way , because I don't understand clearly what is the issue  

You and me both !!  As a matter of interest do people flash with or without sim cards present. I flashed with Orange sim in place ?

Stu

[PaulOBrien]

I flash with my T-Mo SIM in place and a microSD.

It's very odd, some people have even reported dead devices after flashing the original official upgrade!

P

[broughs]

Paul (MVP), on Aug 26 2008, 15:58, said:

I flash with my T-Mo SIM in place and a microSD.

It's very odd, some people have even reported dead devices after flashing the original official upgrade!

P

Begins to sound like suspect hardware on some devices. I got the MONAHANS too after upgrading straight from DXHG4. Time will tell!


Stu

Edited by broughs, 26 August 2008 - 03:30 PM.

[DukeCroft]

Get blank screen after the G5 update. Flash sounds good until the end but after the reboot, Omnia never wake up. No Omnia screen anymore.
When I plug the Omnia, no reaction under XP, no sound, nothing ! Officialy dead ?

Omnia comes from Singapour with DXHG2 ROM. Updated with official DXHG4 without problem. Updated with unofficial DXHG1 PDA without problem.
Wanted to put G5 ROM and H1 PDA after, but Omnia never wake up after flashing G5 ROM.

I tried hard reset by pressing CALL and UNCALL button together and a pressure under the softreset but no reaction.

[PaulOBrien]

Sounds so

[brunopais]

Mine is on the MONAHANS state as well. Contacted Samsung Denmark, but no answer until now.